Check controlled apparatus



Oct. 5,- 1943 c. F. COOKSON 2,330,371

' CHECK CONTROLLED APPARATUS Filed Dec. 1, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Y ATTORNEY l Oct.-5, 1943. c. F. coOKsON 2,330,871 CHECK CONTROLLED APPARATUS Filed Dec. 1. 1939' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 [N V EN TOR.

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Patented Oct. 5, 1943 UNITED STATES ;PATENT QFFICEv f I I I 2,330,871 CHECK CONTROLLED Arr RATUs I i I Clarence F. Gookson, Rutherford, N. J. Application December 1, 1939', Serial No. 307,096

a Claims,

My present inventionrelates to, check con- 4 trolled apparatus,,for.example,'in toy banks, and more particularly to such as are provided with "means for recording the denomination of a coin deposited in the appar'a.tu's, thoug'h its useis by no means so limited, since, in its broader aspect, it is useful in many locations in which it is de- 'sp'onding to Figure 2 but with the parts i the positionsrepresented by Figure 3;

- Figure-5 represents an'elevation corresponding to Figures 1 and 3 but with theoperative positions shownfin these figures;

sired to controla mechanism by means of checks of different sizes. 7

Among the objects ofthis invention are to provide an apparatuswhichwill receive coins or check of different denominations and record, upon a suitable .paperv or other sheet or strip material, the amount of each coin deposited; to provide an. improved mechanism for. auto-' matically recording the denominations of :coins deposited in the apparatusqf to M provide a mechanism which will automatically preventthe depositing of a coin unless the mechanism is. in a condition to receive and hold the coin until it has been recorded; to provide a mechanism of the character indicated which will automatically release a coin when it has been recorded and the actuating means has been released; to provide a mechanism of the character indicated which will insure that no single coin will be recorded more than once for a single insertion into the apparatus; to provide an apparatus of the nature indicated which will respond in difierent desired ways to the insertion ofdifierent sized checks; and such further objects, advantages, and capabilities as will hereafter appear and as are inherent in the structure disclosed herein. My invention further resides in the combination, construction, and arrangement of parts'illustrated in the accompanying drawings; and, while I have shown therein what is now regarded as corresponding to Figures 1, 3, and 5, butwith parts in a position intermediate between" the Figure 6 represents a' side elevation structure shown in Figure 5 but with the enclosing casing shown in position around the operative mechanism;

Figure 7 represents a fragmentary elevation the operative parts'in a still difierent position of adjustment;

Figure Srep'rese'ntsa horizontal section of the operative mechanism taken justfabove the operating lever,' as indicated. by the line '8-8 of 7, with the parts in that figure; H 4

Figure 9 represents afra'gmentary elevation of the structure as shown in Figure 1 but looking in the opposite direction; and

Figure 10 represents a vertical section approximately along the. plane indicated by the line in the position shown l ll'lll, Fig. I' throug'h the structure as shown. in Figure 1, just atthe left of the coin chute.

Reference will now be made in greater detail -to the annexedl drawings fora morecomplete description of this invention. A coin box I serves as abas e 'for supporting the operative mechanism which is enclosed within a casing 2. A wall or bracket 3 has an upright edge flange 4 from which a flange 5 extends inwardly parallelto the wall 3. Apivot member 6 extends through the parts 3 and 5 and 'pivotally supports thejlever l which is actuated upwardly by the spring 8, "coiled" about the'pivot member 6, and has one'end the preferred embodiment of this invention; I

desire the same to be understood as illustrative only and not to be sense. v

In the drawings annexed hereto and"forming a part hereof,

Figure 1 represents an elevation of interpreted in a limiting my invention with the position of the casing for enclosin a different position;

Figure 4' represents a side elevation ""co'rre- 55" resting againstthe flange 4 and the other. end

hooked under the lever l. The tendency of this spring 8 is therefore, to hold the lever'up' in the position shown in Eigure 1. A slide 9 has a plu- 'ralityof arms lli extending rearwardly. therefrom through slots II in the wall or bracket 3.

. The ends lOa of these arms [0 are bent laterally to serve as securing means to hold the slide to "the wa1l,in' slidable relation.

An inclined wall l2 extends upwardly from the upper edge of the wall 3 and has a pair of flanges 13 extending forwardly therefrom to form part of the upper section of a coin chute, the fourth wall of which is shown at I4. The wall I 4 has a pair of flanges l5 located between the side flanges l3. A pair'of fingers lfiextend rear- Wlardly through the wall I; and are bent outwardly'sothat they hold the'wall I4 of the chute :13: is" rre ro wingab ut ts? pivot a and it mayapass}.tlir.on'gh..any, p

.Qthat show is in ure -.andr Ltha t shown iri'fisure 57......At'lits remote" iromrth pivotf33, Ythe permit the wall l4 to have pivotal motion with I respect to the rest to the chute. A flange I1 projects'rearwardly from the Wall M and is apertured, as indicated at l8 in Figure 3, to permit coins to be inserted therethrough. Between the slot l8 and the rear edge of the flange I1 is a strip which is wide 4.= .r1 ough1..tov coveraslo-t lBa throughi'ithe @1301): of we casingll sot thaticoins cannotbe inserted unless the well His tilted rearwardly so as to bring into alignment the slot I8 and the corresponding slot I8a in the top of. the casing. wardly fromthe-flange I'I atone side thereof and, as shown in Figure 1, is engaged'bythe lever 1 when in its uppernmsizpositinn.

in this position, the wall is turned about its pivots to bring the slots into registry. "There- 2 sto e whe he l er i sim-i sr pe tws tion, a coin ;mayy ,be insertedrlthronghvthen-cooperatingslotsandawill dropdown ,through' the .coin.,ohute.,

mounted on e-slid by hav naluss fi m-wh m extend through openingsrin zthezslide 9 ,;bent;; over o c rwt sn m mu at -s .t lli e wtorebeegeenvthat ii thes lielet}! 'syeaused tmmove hu e w ta o--be m mmahat direction A -spring '2 I; of there/and .hasitsgupper. end s s we i q emer grm e m-nmieet ne e wardly from the wall and its lowemend connected \;from ;the;lower; portion of ithaslidegfi. Therefore, nwhenr-theslide is mgved dgwnwardly and thenredee e wthe -s ring 1? lt n s se it 'l upper position, with the arms llieeng aging the e menw. M1 tqfli ien e flb r of the'lower section pft the coimchutetand may sewing laterally zinaar plane, parallel; to the chute.

. fie n r h m i aecoinpassing downwardly thr'oughith'e chute I Thegmivot member ii I extendsgthiiongh opporotallyaearriedoby rther r- 0t" /pirr'. 33.'.mountedlin .-t he hen tmanager; .the metering 'toriithe at- Irtachrnent.ofi alilinkv.3,5iwhicli.is'lconnectdIat one end, by a pivot m'e fiiberijiifi.withithelleverf 1. It

willithereiore beghleanllthat when fthei'; lever" I .,tu1:ns about. the. ivot'li dtiomwillgbetransi ittedfathrough; 411; .a5;.. .nq,;rrq .this, .to

" Wherfithe member fit il rdo so ion between m m the {com cent piece, it will come torre'st almost entirely aped anemia: Ipiv- I whichextends a type band 39 carrying printing type 40. As the member 32 swings, the type contact an inking roller 4| carried by a bracket 42 upon the top of the box I. The inking roller M is connected to the bracket 42 by a pivot member 23 so that it may rotate as the printing type engages and swings past it upon movement of member 22. Paper, such as a bank book, may

be inserted under the fingers 44 which tend to 1 hold the paper in place and also to prevent pprintingron lthe paper or anythingzbut the proper denomination to indicatethe value'of the coin dropped into the chute. Abutments 46 extend upwardly fromthe top of the coin box i to serve An 3 1 9 t n g 'raaguidesfora-positioning the paper which is inserted under the fingers 44.

'in the rarward arm 32b of, member 32 are formed-snatches AP. and 49 which divide it into 'three'fin'g'ers"'32c;'32d, and 32s. These enter the eoin chute 2t between the fingers 24 and 50 and above the lattento serve tolimit the amount Wh ht 'exh m 'a 3 my s in a ut "its: pivot "133. ".''The finger 50 is iformed' 'alongfthe edgeof the "coin chutewfl and' fextends backwardly to dates with ftheflp'p'er fingeffl irrjareventing coins 'irqmjrdropping'fout of the edge" of the chute '20 :jprior "wejng emnmr-teenagers 32 0;32 41; and ""32 e "wvith"the"edges' of coins dropped into' the chute. This, determineslwhichone of' theprintingfaces'isftwengagethe"paper to do the pri'nting. f 'In 'Figures 1:3? and f7; 1 coins of clifier- ";ehtsizes arerepresentedpand liiigures 3- and '7 illustrathowf'th fingers$kl2q "32d; and 326 enrto tam-a .ertuned'aearrittb.e ro' otin erearwardl see' hew e it, h er y berSj.*Thebridge ii a connecting-the twoarms f'tibh. Pivot al m'otiorr 'in this directiorr'is' caused 45 ii'ito the ohiite" difierent' distancespandthat the 50. usassume' that the operating' lever T is in ta-inserted andowner; di'oppd; itwin rau until stopped by'tthe fingersf z l. 'Ifithecoin is 25- itrwillpbecause ofits ssmaller-idiameter," come to izriestd'ower down:-snd;:if it is a lecentrpiece, it will almost pass this finger. If the coin is a 10-cent come to rest against the lower finger-24. It is ,fi5-rclear that-wwhen theswinging :of 'member 32 is N7 .the fact ,that .thes'link- 35 connects the lever 1 and member32 and the latter.is. heldagainst .pivotal movement byrtherengagement of fingers 3 2c',..32 d,.ox 32erwitha coin. .fl'his" brings a print- .ifig type facedown' into printing position, since remember-3llisbprovided-rWithQaJiaiigQBLiaround;:75 thetypewill .movein theisame"direction"'as the 54 to engagethe bracketZ'l and swing member slide 9. It is'also clear that the distance which the member 32 swings isdependent upon the diameter of the coin whichis in the chute.

From an inspection of the drawings, it is at once apparent that a coin cannot slide-through theQcOin chuteand escape into the coinbox l {until the; fingers 24, carriedby the lever 22,' have been 'swung' laterally out of the path-of the coin.

Thisis accomplishedby: the hook 54 engaging thefiange 27 on in'ember 22, as-shown in Figure "5. l loweve'r,"this releasedoes not take place until member 30moves into the positionfshown 'inF ure 3, upon downward movement of the --1e er r1and then starts tomove toward the left upo'n' upward movement lofthe lever 1,' as illlu'st'rated'in Figure-5 A Y-shaped slot 55- is formed in the easing '2',

""as' shown in Figure 6, one of the upper ar'ms of 'th lS S IOlD bing deSlgllaltedi55aahd the Other 55b.

I When "the leverl has been lowered-to' eitlier ofp ithe'positiens illustrated magmas-i3; and 7 and is then released, it will go upwardly into the slot 5-5b,"as shown in Figure 6; ihiswill stop the upward movement of' the lever"! before the hook 5 54' releases the flange 21.0f tlie'lever 22.' This gives the coin in theichutew time to drop'into the coin box before the'fin'gers 24, carried by the lever 22,.can swing under the influence of the springltintofa position to catch the coin i1 and prevent it from dropping. Theslots' l8 and 18a are out of registry and a coin can therefore not'beinserted, When the lever 1- is moved by "the operatondownwardlyand to the left from' "the position shown in Figure '6 and then per-.

mitted-t'o rise to the upper end of the slot 551:;

limit of its motion, as shown in Figure 2.' In

this position, the slots l8 and ISaa're in alignm'ent and a coin may be dropped through them 'intoth'e'coin chute", the. operation being repeated as bfOI'. I

' In'the operation of this device, it must first V be seen that the lever 'l is'at upper limit, is'shown in'Fig. 1. This opens the upper end of the chute '20 so that a coin maybe deposited -therein. This coin then slides down until stopped byone 'ofthe arms 24, the point of" stopping of -the coin being dependent'uponthe size thereof, ":'as' explained above. The lever I is then pressed P downwardly after the 'bank book or any suitable piece of paper has-been inserted under thefm- *gers 4i. Fingers 32c, 32d, andi32e'will be caused to engage the edge of the. coin when 32a is swung downwardlyabout its pivot 33 by action of the lever 1, and the amount which 32a will beswung will be determinedbythe diameter and position ofthe coin. The fingers 32c,3.2d, and 32el'push the coin edgewise againstthe wall ofthe chute 23 opposite the opening into which the fingers extend. The fingers and the structureiby which they are carried are then stopped and further movement of the lever l forces the printing head and its type band-downinto printing position.

However, before this takes place, the hook '54'is 1 raised up in front of the bracket 21 by the action of the spring 52. When printing has taken place,

-. the lever l is released and it is turned upward aboutits'pivot 6 by the spring 8. h the arml3fl about its. pivot 33, causing the hook This swings 22 to theleft, as viewed in Fig.3 'l'he lower end times catch the coin before it'can leave the 'coin 10.1

of this member 22 carries the arms 24 'away- 'f-rom the coin chute 20.- -Since the coin is released from both-the fingers and the arm, it drops freely to the coin-receptacle'below. However, if member 22 is released too quickly, it will'snap back under the influence of the spring 28 and somechute. In order to prevent this, the leven T'is caught in its upward travel byfthe notch 55b before bracket 21 is released from hook 54. This position is shown in Fig. 5. If. it is" desired to 7 1 lever willengage'the plate l9, as shown inFigs-l I deposit a coin, it is necessary to release the lever 1 from the notch 55b'and let it go up intothe notch 55a, in which position the angle 'of the and 9, and uncover the opening IBa, that is, it

will place the openings 18 andIBo in alignment so that the coin can be dropped into the chute 20. When the lever 1 is released'from the notch'55b and goes up into the notch 55a, the hook 54.pulls the bracket 2'ltowardthe'left, as viewed in Fig. 5, said bracket swinging about the pivot member 23. The hook 54 swings about the-pivot 33 and l the hook-and bracket separate 'at a certain point slightly to the left of the position shown in Fig.5. The separation is assisted by the slope of the under face'of the bracket 21 in that position and by the tension of the spring 28' which tends to 'push'the arm downwardly. The position of thebottom end of member 22 at its highest elef vation is shown in Fig. -1, while its position at its lowest elevation is shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3 where its lower end isillustrated as being substantially in horizontal alignment-with the bottom of the hook: 30.

While I have disclosedthisinvention with particular regard to its use in connectionwith toy money banks;-it is obvious that it may be used in various other constructions and, more especially,

' the check mechanism is capable of use independposes," such asinjvending machines ofcertain 7 types. I-t iswcapableof other .uses also, and I therefore do not wish. the annexed claims toybe V cut of the printing mechanism for various purfurther. limited'than their language'require'sl Having nowdescribed my invention, I claim :l. A check controlled printing apparatus comprising a check chute, means to detain'a check r in said chute, pivoted means-carrying a plurality of printing indicia, means to swingsaid pivoted means into edge engagement with a check detained in said chute-"the position of said pivoted means being controlled by the diameter of the check, and means to reciprocate said pivoted means while in contact with said check into printingengagement with an article to be printed, the

indicia printed being dependent upon the diam- 'eter of the check inserted in the mechanism.

2. Ina mechanism of the character described,

in combination, a support, printing means for printing denominations of checks put intothe mechanism, a check chute supported by the support, a 'vertica1ly-movable slide supporting the printing means, operating mechanism connected to the printing means for, swinging the printing means-and causing it to move longitudinally to print the denominations of the checks put into the mechanism, said printing means being pivot-' ally mounted on the slide, check-holding means pivotally connected with the'check chute for I holding checks in said chute, and releasing means connected with ,the'printing means to cause the check holding means' to release. the check-after ferent amounts, dependent upon the diameters 10 of'the checks, actuating means for the arms to swing them about their pivot whereby to cause movement of the arms out of check-stopping position, thus to release the check and permit it to pass through the apparatus, andstopping means for the actuating means to stop same in its reverse movement intermediate the limits thereof whereby to insure discharge of said check from said chute.

CLARENCE F. COOKSON. 

